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Google launches virtual tour of world’s finest museums

google21Google is harnessing its controversial Street View technology to take you on a virtual tour of the world’s finest museums, from the comfort of your home. The search giant even claims its Art Project tours are better than the real thing, with one exhibit in each location available in a high-resolution image that goes beyond [...]

“EU will keep helping Serbia”

The EU will keep helping Serbia harmonize its Law on Personal Data Protection with EU regulations, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert said.

“The EU will support the office of the commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection, with a view to forming a strong monitoring body which will be able to force ministers to obey the Law on Personal Data Protection,” Degert said at a celebration of the European Data Protection Day.

Australian Open: Nadal barely tested as injured opponent quits

Rafael Nadal252Rafael Nadal booked easy passage into the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday, with the Spanish top seed showing no mercy against Marcos Daniel as the Brazilian quit trailing 6-0, 5-0 with a knee injury. Nadal, bidding for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title, needed just three-quarters of an hour to advance against his [...]

Minnesota Man Hacked Neighbor’s WiFi, Threatened Vice President

A feud between neighbors has left one man facing prison after he hacked his neighbor’s WiFi connection and sent a threatening e-mail to Vice President Joe Biden. – Animosity between neighbors has a Minnesota
man facing the possibility of decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to
impersonating his neighbor online, distributing child pornography and
threatening the vice president of the United
States.
Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minn.,
stopped his trial…


Widespread corruption in public procurement

Public procurement in Serbia reaches EUR 4bn each year, or 15 percent of the GDP, with 50,000 contracts signed annually. This is the field where corruption is at its worst, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert warned on Tuesday.

15 Career-Ending Movies

Let’s delight in a little Schadenfreude as millionaires that got laid way more than we ever will tumble from their lofty heights because of poor artistic decisions.

Degert: Serbia should make progress in several areas

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert says that Serbia must make progress in several areas in order to meet challenges from the yearly report.

Degert pointed out that it was important to establish the rule of law, an independent justice system, fight corruption, solve the problem of public procurements, respect human rights, ensure macroeconomic stability and create a positive market and investment environment, as well as pass and properly implement laws.

“Media should bring EU closer to citizens”

Head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert says that in their reporting on EU integration Serbian media should bring EU closer to citizens.

At the presentation of the result of a BBC research on the coverage of EU integration by Serbian media, Degert said that this year’s progress report included topics of electronic communications and digitalization, but also the cases of unresolved murders of three journalists.

“Mad Men’s” Vincent Kartheiser: No Car, No Meat, No Kids…No Toilet?!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Sorry Leonardo DiCaprio, there’s a new uber-hippie in Hollywood. Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser is our new green-living hero. On Wednesday, the actor dropped by MSNBC in celebration of “Green Week” to chat about how he’s able to live car-free in Los Angeles, a [...]

Cake: U.S. Tour Dates; Booked on Conan & Fallon

SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION OUT 1/11/11
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT
CAKE.HASAWEBSTORE.COM

CakeJohn
McCrea
(Vocals/Piano/Nord), Vincent DiFiore (Trumpet/Euphonium/Keyboards), Xan
McCurdy
(Guitar/Synthesizer) and Gabriel Nelson (Bass/Guitar/Rheem/Bandalero) are set to hit the
road in support of their new studio album, Showroom of Compassion, out January 11, 2011. The
band will perform their hit single “Sick Of You” off the new album on the much anticipated Conan show on
December 1 and
will appear on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon on January 12th 2011.

Fans have the opportunity to pre-order Showroom Of Compassion at Cake’s own webstore. They can choose from bundles small and large that include
autographed vinyl and CD’s, a limited edition 7-inch and exclusive t-shirts. B y pre-ordering Showroom Of
Compassion fans will receive an instant MP3 download of the “Sick Of You.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:

12/5/10 Charleston WV Mountain Stage

12/6/10 Pittsburgh PA Stage AE
12/7/10 New York NY Irving Plaza
12/8/10 Seattle WA WaMu Arena
12/10/10 Portland OR Crystal Ballroom
12/13/10 Milwaukee WI Eagles Ballroom
12/14/10 Chicago IL House of Blues Chicago

12/15/10 St. Louis MO The Pageant

12/30/10 Dallas TX The Palladium
12/31/10 Austin TX Austin Music Hall

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“Serbia should continue privatizations”

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert said on Thursday that Serbia should continue privatizing state-owned companies.
Presenting the economic section of the European Commission report on Serbia’s progress in European integration, Degert said that it was good that Telekom Srbija would be sold and added that the Electric Power Industry of Serbia, Serbian Railways, air carrier Jat Airways and other state companies should also be privatized.

CEFTA Week 2010 begins

CEFTA agreement is not fully functioning due to UMNIK’s status in Kosovo, said head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert.

“That is why it is necessary to remove the obstacle for free flow of goods and services in a future period,” he said.

Serbia has some success, more work to be done

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert stated on Tuesday that the European Commission (EC) has noticed Serbia’s success. This is especially true when it comes regional cooperation, said he, but also noted that the country still needs to do a lot of work on its EU path.

“EC questionnaire won’t ask about Kosovo”

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert says that the EC questionnaire contains no questions that refer to state boundaries.

The EC will send the questionnaire to Serbia in late November, he said and added that Serbia would not be asked to provide answers regarding the Kosovo issue.

“EC report to serve as road map”

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has stated that the EC questionnaire will contain about 2,400 questions.

Serbia should answer those questions fully and accurately and Degert says that the Serbian authorities should use new report of the EC as a road map.

Denise Borino-Quinn, “The Sopranos’” Ginny Sacramoni, Dies Of Liver Cancer

Denise Borino-Quinn, the actress who played Ginny Sacramoni — the robust wife of Mafia King Johnny Sacramoni for seven seasons on the critically-acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos, died on Wednesday after a long battle againt liver cancer. She was 46. Borino-Quinn had no acting experience — or intention of becoming a professional screen star — [...]

“Thriller” Movie

In 1983, Michael Jackson’s trailblazing “Thriller” short film changed the way a generation watched music videos. Now 27 years after its release, Hollywood producers are in chats to readapt the 14-minute video masterpiece into a full-length feature film, Deadline.com tattles are reportng. In fact, a screenplay is already in the works and the proposed concept [...]

“EU membership negotiations in one year”

EU delegation chief in Serbia Vincent Degert says it’s realistic to expect Serbia to start membership negotiations with the EU in a year’s time. Serbia should successfully fulfill criteria to start talks in the meantime.

Vincent Gallo’s RRIICCEE: Announces US Tour

TOUR STARTS NOVEMBER 8 IN VIENNA, VIRGINIA


Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo is set to embark on an 11 date tour with his band RRIICCEE. Joining him on stage will
be musicians Woody Jackson and Nico Turner. Gallo, a movie actor, filmmaker and musician, is
the critically acclaimed writer and director of such films like Buffalo 66 and The Brown Bunny. He
has released two solo albums on the British recording label, Warp Records and also collaborated with the artist Jean-
Michel Basquiat in the New York no-wave musical group Gray.

RRIICCEE is a spontaneous collective between Gallo and other multi-instrumentalists, hand-picked by him,
consisting of different members each tour. On stage, they exhibit the creation of composition within a live
performance. The outfit does not perform pre-written music and is not limited to the
boundaries of one specific musical genre. At the present time, RRIICCEE has no recorded music and has no plans on
recording a commercial release.

Tickets are on sale now.

RRIICCEE Tour Dates:

11/08 Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java

11/09 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
11/11 Philadelphia, PA – Northstar
11/12 Buffalo, NY – Soundlab
11/13 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
11/14 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Theatre

11/15 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar

11/17 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
11/19 Scottsdale, AZ – Rouge Bar
11/22 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord

11/23 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre

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Suntec Real Estate Inv Trust – Corporate moves

Chen Wei Ching Vincent has been appointed independent director/audit committee member wef Oct 1
Work experience: Non-executive independent director/chairman, audit committee/chairman, nominating committee, Transpac Industrial Holdings Ltd